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Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1879
Date of death: 18 Jun 1879
Disease (transcribed): Lymphosarcomatous disease of the brain, bronchial glands, lung, pancreas. Light pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Pancreas); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: But for cough for three weeks previously, he was quite well until twenty nine days before admission, when he came home complaining of occipital headache which steadily increased from that time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, oesophagus, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal bodies, pancreas and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 May 1879
Date of death: 7 Jun 1879
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery. Haemorrhage into the brain and arachnoid cavity
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: She had four convulsive fits. Afterwards she suffered from severe pain over the top of the head which increased at night.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married gentlewoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1879
Date of death: 5 Jun 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage, old and recent
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient fell down in the street and was brought in dying.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus, and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1879
Date of death: 17 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cutaneous burn. Delirium tremens. Pulmonary tubercle
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was burnt in a gas explosion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lung, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, duodenum and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1879
Date of death: 12 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given here, as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1879
Date of death: 5 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lath maker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1879
Date of death: 3 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Purpura. Haemorrhage and inflammatory softening of brain perhaps secondary to disease of the petrous bone
Disease (standardised): Purpura (Skin); Haemorrhage (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William
Medical notes: On November 29th he was suddenly seized with shivering and abdominal pain. On the 30th he complained of great headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and bones of skull
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Seamstress
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 May 1879
Date of death: 3 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1879
Date of death: 25 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Syncope. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Syncope (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had a troublesome dry cough every morning for twenty years, with dyspnoea and palpitation on exertion. She had anorexia from July, with increased dyspnoea and palpitation and swelling of the abdomen and oedema of the legs for ten days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, head, brain and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1879
Date of death: 20 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of right middle cerebral artery. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had paralysis and anaesthesia of the left arm and leg, and of the left side of the face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1879
Date of death: 12 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Multiple embolisms in the organs. Cerebral symptoms
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Embolism (Viscera); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had rheumatism at seven years of age. She suffered afterwards from palpitation and dyspnoea on exertion. Three days before admission she suddenly became dizzy. The next days she suffered from drowsiness, headache and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1879
Date of death: 11 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Concussion of the brain. Intrameningeal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Concussion (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient fell backwards down the steps at the base of the Albert Memorial.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1879
Date of death: 8 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given here, as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1879
Date of death: 7 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Thrombus in left auricle. Embolism in various organs. Extensive cerebral softening from thrombosis of left internal carotid
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Heart); Embolism (Viscera); Softening (Brain); Thrombosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted aphasic, and pralysed in the right arm, leg and cheek.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1879
Date of death: 31 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Small sarcomatous intracranial tumour. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been troubled by slight cough for two years, with difficulty in passing his urine for two months. He had constant but variable pain down the left sciatic nerve.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1879
Date of death: 17 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Caries of left orbital plate. Inflammatory softening of brain and suppuration. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William. Wadham, William
Medical notes: There was nothing remarkable in the history until eighteen months before admission when he entered Belgrave Hospital for diseased bone on the forehead, the result of a blow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, cranium, meninges and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1879
Date of death: 14 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient fell from some timber a height of about twenty feet and was taken up senseless.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1879
Date of death: 26 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration of tympanum. Cerebellar abscesses
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear, middle); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Fourteen years ago an abscess formed and burst in the right ear. There had been a discharge ever since that time. Seven weeks before admission there was acute earache which ceased on occurrence of profuse discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, cranium and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1879
Date of death: 25 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma of cerebral vessels. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He would give but little information about his present complaint. He said he was attacked suddenly one day in January 1878 with giddiness and inability to stand. He went to bed and remained there for nine weeks, suffering from ‘inflammation of the bowels’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Artist
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1879
Date of death: 22 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Partial paralysis. Bedsores
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1878
Date of death: 19 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis and meningitis “of the convexity”
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He was quite well until November 8th, when after working hard in the wet, he began towards evening to feel chilly and shiver. After going to bed he grew hot and sweated profusely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestines and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1878
Date of death: 18 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in the lungs, larynx, intestines, pons varolii
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had scrofulous abscesses about the abdomen and loins at right or nine. In February or March 1878 he was attacked gradually with marasmus and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1878
Date of death: 13 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis etc. Endocarditis. Cerebral embolism
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had palpitation and dyspnoea on any exertion for seven or eight years. Cough commenced gradually some three or four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1879
Date of death: 1 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the orbit. Purulent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Skull); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was transferred from the Surgeons and died within twenty four hours. The case was not seen by the Medical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, head and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Engineer
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1879
Date of death: 21 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of intracranial veins. Ulcerative catarrhal pneumonia. Minute haemorrhages into optic thalami
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Veins); Ulcer (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was apparently well until six days back, when she complained of feeling drowsy. About 5.30 p.m. as she was sitting at her sewing machine, her left hand was observed not to be on the work. She complained of want of power in it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a